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Whether entering the job market or graduate school, the sociology major offers students skills that are increasingly necessary in a global, rapidly changing world. Xavier’s sociology major offers exposure to diverse perspectives on social issues, broad training in social scientific research, an understanding of how various institutions and groups work (e.g., business, education, government, medicine, families, law), strong critical thinking and writing skills, and an understanding of the rapidly changing, diverse and global world. This foundation in a wide range of knowledge and skill areas offers graduates enormous flexibility in the job market and/or entry into a wide array of graduate or professional programs.
Students majoring in sociology must complete 37 credit hours in sociology, in addition to MATH 1020 (STAT 2010 ) (may be applied to Quantitative Reasoning Core requirement) . Of these, the following sociology courses, totaling 16 credit hours, are required: SOCI 1010 (may be applied to Human Behavior Explorations), SOCI 2500 (may be applied to Advanced Rhetoric Core requirement ), SOCI 2530 , SOCI 2530L , SOCI 3030 , and SOCI 4950 . In addition to these required courses, students complete 21 hours of Sociology Electives, distributed as follows: one additional 1000 level course, two additional 2000 level elective courses, two additional 3000 level elective courses, and two additional 4000 level elective courses. Students are encouraged to complete elective courses at the 2000 level before progressing to sociology elective courses at the 3000 and 4000 levels.